This feature was originally published in 2018, at the height of the Windrush scandal, and on the 70th anniversary of the Windrush ship's arrival in...
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Sexual harassment is a widespread problem that remains prevalent in our supposedly progressive dance music scene. A number of new initiatives have proposed a solution...
In the year since the #MeToo movement, those who were previously unaware have, at last, been waking up to the horrifying pervasiveness of sexual harassment...
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Sónar Festival founder Enric Palau looks back at the event’s first quarter of a century with DJ Mag’s Sónar veteran Ben Osborne...
From 17th from 20th July, Sónar, one of the world’s leading festivals of electronic music, art and technological innovation, will return to Barcelona for its 25th year, and...
Plus 50 Weapons, Madtech, Monkeytown & more!
After a slow drip feed of info about their new project, Native Instruments have announced the labels who are set to release music in their...
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Some of the most important DJs in the development of the UK scene are children of the Windrush generation. DJ Mag's editor-in-chief, Carl Loben, speaks to Black and mixed-race foundation DJs about their parents, racism, culture, and being pioneers in our beloved scene
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Customers can choose one complimentary record each to take home from the Mayfair shop
A pop-up record store giving away free vinyl is opening in London.
The shop, SMARTY Disc-overy, will open for one day only on 16th July...
Tech
SoundCloud introduced the new “fan-powered” royalty model earlier this year
SoundCloud has said that artists have received up to a 500% increase in royalty payments from its new “fan-powered” royalty rate it introduced earlier this...
What could the demise of HMV mean for dance music?
Darius Syrossian arguing that truly dedicated record buyers, those with an eye for specialist vinyl – house, techno, d&b, breaks etc – shouldn't lament the downfall of a corporate chain such as HMV raises some interesting questions.
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Established by the founders of the original Love Parade, crews from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, UK and Ukraine are all involved, with over 200 artists.
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Hundreds of electronic acts and DJs will join headliners including Coldplay, Dua Lipa and SZA
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Soon, you’ll be able to upload music directly to Spotify without a label or distributor – here’s what it means for the dance music world...
Yesterday Spotify announced a new feature that allows artists to upload music and releases directly to the streaming platform for free, without a label or...
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The Young Urban Arts Foundation and DJ Mag will be hosting the workshop ahead of the Independent Music Cup this weekend...
BBC Radio 1Xtra’s mighty Jamz Supernova and Kiss radio’s AJ King will be conducting a DJing workshop for 21 young people in DJ Mag’s Work...
The rightly-revered music site needs you
The Quietus is calling on donations to survive beyond the end of the year, warning that without a cash injection from its loyal readers 'it'll...
Riots severely damage music industry as record labels lose stock in warehouse fire
The recent riots sweeping across London since Saturday have proved disastrous for a large number of music labels - mostly small independents - after a...
The company's profits are up by 43%...
Following a bumpy 12 months, SoundCloud announced in October that its annual revenue was up a whopping 43% to almost $28 million.
Thanks to the...
London-based independent bass label notches up half a century
Funkatech Records is celebrating its 50th release milestone with a bumper release from award-winning producer Far Too Loud and a raft of activity. Funkatech releases...